Carlos Kleiber – Beethoven Symphonies 4 and 7
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Drive Time: Pacific Coast Highway
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Austin Texas Symphony
“Now in its 97th year, the Austin Symphony is the pinnacle of cultural events in the Austin, TX area and the beginning of the live music scene that dominates the modern entertainment culture of this vibrant Texas city. Showcasing classical music that spans continents, genres and generations, the Austin Symphony brings together almost 100 musicians who work together to create memorable music.
Even if you’ve never attended a symphony before, you can appreciate the Austin Symphony. With a quick introduction to the strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion and a little insight into the pieces that will be played, you can enjoy just about any presentation. Simply let your mind follow the highs and lows of the piece and feel the music as it wraps around your emotions and feelings.
The Austin Symphony presents a wide variety of music from many different composers. In one season, you might have the choice between Beethoven, Strauss and Handel as well as a “Simply Sinatra” concert, a string quartet or a guitar quartet. The diversity means that everyone will be able to [...]
Trans-Siberian Orchestra – The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve
DescriptionTOS’s THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS EVE – now available for the first time on VHS and DVD – is a unique fantasy trip through the magic of Christmas. Narrated by award-winning actor Ossie Davis, the production takes us on a journey of a runaway little girl’s decision to return to her family after she enters a rundown theater for shelter and encounters an old caretaker who guides her on her journey. This magical story – which features appearances from Atlantic recording artists Jewe… More >>
Trans-Siberian Orchestra – The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve
The Musical Dynamics of The Orchestra
The great pipe organs are marvels for variety of tonal coloring. The pipe organ manual has more “stops” to pull and more gadgets to work than the dash of an airplane or the control room of a submarine.
But the orchestra excels even the pipe organ in the variety of beauty of its tonal coloring and in the amazing wealth of its musical effects. The orchestra conductor can “pull stops” on the orchestra that are the envy of the organist and the despair of the organ builder.
In the lower regions he can call out the ominous thunder of the tympani, the sonorous boom of the tuba, the Plutonic mumble of the bassoon, the dark, muffled zoom of the string bass, or the sepulchral moaning of the bass clarinet.
To carry the melody or tell the story of the composition, the conductor can call upon the versatile virtuoso violin, the coloratura-soprano flute, the lyric-soprano oboe, the dramatic-soprano clarinet or the martial trumpet and piccolo.
For middle voices he can choose the tenor trombone or viola, the English horn or alto [...]

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